Laura Carroll is a nonfiction writer. Her books include:
A Special Sisterhood: 100 Fascinating Women From History Who Never Had Children (LiveTrue Books, 2023)
Winner, 2024 National Indie Excellence Award for Young Adult Non-Fiction genre
Finalist, 2024 National Indie Excellence Award, Women's Issues genre
25 Over 10: A Childfree Longitudinal Study (LiveTrue Books, 2022)
This publication summarizes the breadth and depth of findings of Laura's 10-year longitudinal study on childfree women.
Childfree across the Disciplines: Academic and Activist Perspectives on Not Choosing Children (Contributor) (Rutgers University Press, 2022)
This is a collection of essays that “engages…(mis)perceptions about childfree people: in media representations, demographics, historical documents, and both psychological and philosophical models. Foundational pieces from established experts on the childfree choice…appear alongside both activist manifestos and original scholarly work, comprehensively brought together. As the event’s founder, Laura's chapter, “The Annual Global Childfree Event: International Childfree Day” discusses the history of International Childfree Day.
Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness: The Joys of Otherhood? (Contributor) (Emerald Publishing, 2018)
Her chapter, “The Intentionally Childless Marriage,” is part of this textbook which has contributors from around the world and is designed as a key resource for scholars, students and policymakers. It is based on her qualitative research since the late 1990s. Published by Emerald Publishing, UK.
Man Swarm: How Overpopulation is Killing the Wild World (LiveTrue Books, 2015)
Finalist, 2016 National Indie Excellence Award
Laura collaborated with renowned conservationist Dave Foreman on this book, which is sold to the public and has been used in undergraduate and graduate curriculum.
The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World (LiveTrue Books, 2012)
Finalist, 2013 National Indie Excellence Award
This book examines and challenges pronatalism in our society. It is sold to the public and has been used in college curriculum.
Families of Two: Interviews with Happily Married Couples Without Children by Choice (Random House/Xlibris, 2000)
Well-received internationally and the first of its kind at the time of publication, Families of Two paved the way for Laura to become an expert and leading voice on the childfree choice. She conducted interview research for this book, and have continued qualitative data collection on the childfree choice and those who make it since its publication.
Finding Fulfillment From the Inside Out (LiveTrue Books, 2000)
This is her first book, which is based on her experience in counseling people who were laid off from their jobs. It is sold to the public and has been used in college life planning courses.
Learn more about her books at her website which has the url of her name.
She has been featured on network television, including ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS' The Early Show, been a guest on many radio talk shows, as well as US and Canadian public radio. Her articles and work have appeared in many print and digital media publications, including Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Vice, The Guardian, New York Magazine, Women’s Health South Africa and UK.
Laura's career has also included:
Master’s in Psychology and Communications
Over 10 years experience in business psychology, specializing in employee selection, training & development, and seminar leadership.
Over 15 years in litigation psychology and communications, including mock trials, witness preparation, jury selection, and case strategy in high profile civil cases.
Over 10 years experience as an editor and public speaking adviser for individual, business and non-profit clients.
She has been a contributor at The Huffington Post, ran the popular La Vie Childfree blog, founded and headed for 10 years (starting in 2013) the International Childfree Day event, a global endeavor to foster the acceptance of the childfree choice in today’s society.
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